The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-01-15
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH ES
SOLOMON T.. KING.
Worth makes the mans.
Tho want of 1.-THE fellow :"
OLD Settlers.

yR should care to interview him, IS there Il
nothing in his case specially,
To point a moral or adorn tale
that he enjoys r. tire en- ra her than notrie
ty, and seemingly ostentatious self disclos
ure.
But vixen told, that is not our object
hut to introduce him to our six thousand
readers. as one Of US, on life's common road.
whose story, like that Of the others, ia
young men and maidens, old men and little
children" may lead to a warmer love FOL
the family and home, bind US more closely
together in friendly feelings, and with In
centiye to virtuous and patient living in all
our varied lots and heritage, - in this
character, THs FREE TRADER gets cordial
welcome Cor itself aud its six thousand all
its keen eyed, rosy checked boys; its
modest maidens; the gray-haired men and
their busy dutiful wives eff, for their
pleasure and entertainment, here am,
please take n chair and ask what you will. y
Since to make q good boy, you must be-
Gin at nearest, with hi4 grandmother, we
will say that Mr. Kings grandmother lived
IN the immediate vicinity Of Plymouth
Rock. and there in that goodly atmosphere
Graded her babe Wendell Davis as she did
also her other children. In due time this
"twir" learned the use Of tools as carpenter,
lnillwright. and by destiny was "bent TO The
westward. Ia the northwest corner Of Con
necticur. town Of Salisbury, finding it mot
good to be alone and well knowing that
Two are better than one" and that "whoso
indeth a wife Gndeth good thing, and ob.
taineth favor Of the Lord found wife
and blessing in Miss Rhoda More, of goodly
ancestry. In 1923 they removed to Elmira,
New York Mr. King clearing up farm,
and AS mill wright working ut his trade. 1t
was here that solomon Everest, became. 80
% speak, citizen of the United States, A.
D., 1898 The household group Of solve
plants now numbered six; a lively little
company, all in turn to be fed, clothed, sent
10 school, corrected" drilled and discip-
lined, provided with plaything', and taught
to work and keep out of mischief. Who
does not pity mother working willingly,
constantly out Of her own life, nuturing
such a group. Happy mother, girding her
self round with souls responsive to her own!
Anxious mother, that these shall come up
into Intelligence, industry, integrity and
honor bright, and sail LIES seas securely, to
some haven in immortal cline
That is 'fgurative, gentle reader! We
must go on with plain fact. This family
needs better chance, if there is one and
there is if Uncle Solomon More, Of Alton,
our mothers brother ~ to be believed, away
out west" Madison county,, Illinois, is bet
ter Ii is warmer in winter, land is cheap.
er, and rattlesnakes, and ague are not
worth minding Twelve years in Elmira
must suffice. The family is going Little
Henry, the frst.born, sleeping in thu quiet
grave, cannot 60. But the others can,
Frederick, john Wendell, Amanda, Solomon,
Eliza, William by Seneca Lake, by canal
10 Buffalo, By steamer to Cleveland, by canal
10 Portsmouth, by Mississippi river to st.
Louis, up the Illinois to Alton, four weeks
zone and they disembarkel in the autumn Of
1888. fifty one years ago; st. Louis then
had about 1000 inhabitants. Chicago two
years before in al election for trustees of
polled all told, just e votes.
The winter being passed in Alton, the
family removed to the country south of Jer
,eyville After about two years, the family
council thought Southern Illinois not the
most healthy locNtion, and decided on re.
moving nortbword.
The prairie schooner was launched, stock !
gathered together that could be driven. the
family roll called and the train set in mo.
ion about the first Of a pleasant Mayo.
rents and seven children. After passing
long reaches of prairie, now first covering
itself with green, they found n few clusters
Of houses along the way. Carinville,
Springfield, Washington Lowell, Ottawa, "a
village on south side of Illinois river, with /,
a street on mineral spring grounds running
east and west, having stores, ferry that
put them across on the point where freden.
burg's house aflerward stood, one house on
east side occupied by Mr.. Green. etc, etc
Up by Newark (Georgetown) Aurora. In
fording vermllion river the boy SOL then
about nine. inclined TO
"wAIT FOR THE WAGON"
50 when il passed he sprung on behind. The
rocky bed of the river shook up the vehicle
in somewhat tempestuous way. The boy
held on, but Of rent lbs hat, politely tipping
/, has,y goodbye, on tossing wave. Not
50 fast Mr. Hat! % goes the boy, with
splash after it. Hats were hats In those
lays; and at any time il is provoking when
)ne's hesdgear take leave unceremoniously
aud emigrates on its own motion. The hat
was in a hurry, and so was the boy! Hat,
gay, and going it. Ditto boy Hat, cheer
'ul. bouncing up and down! Boy-out Of